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For Jeremy Corbyn, this plan is "worse than Theresa May's agreement" and it will only undermine the Irish peace process (image for illustration). REUTERS / Peter Nicholls

The UK government released on Wednesday its compromise proposal on the Irish border that allows London to avoid physical border controls at the border. Nevertheless, this offer, if it ends up being accepted by the EU, will have to be accepted by the British Parliament as well.

This plan, which replaces the backstop decried from the previous agreement, provides that Northern Ireland belongs to the same customs zone as Great Britain but that the British province retains EU regulations during a transitional period.

Among the first to shower the hopes of Boris Johnson , reports our London correspondent, Muriel Delcroix , the Labor opposition: for its leader Jeremy Corbyn, this plan is " worse than the agreement of Theresa May " and it will only undermine the Irish peace process, moreover the leader Labor there detects the intention of the British government to indulge in a wild deregulation at the doors of the EU.

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Just as skeptical, the liberal-democrats: they have a very negative view of the creation of two borders on the island of Ireland that do not respect the peace agreement and will strike a blow to the economy of North Ireland .

For them as for the Labor, this plan is proposed by a Prime Minister who knows very well that Brussels will reject it and that in fact releasing the United Kingdom from the European bloc October 31 without agreement.

Do his proposals have a chance to get the approval of members? Everything will depend on three groups: the DUP, the small North Irish unionist party that has for the moment given clear support to Boris Johnson.

Then, the ultra brexiters. They greet with a "cautious optimism" this plan supposed to rid them of the controversial "backstop" but want to be revised the other aspects of the withdrawal agreement that they also criticized.

Finally last group, the 20 or so Labor MPs who support Brexit but want an agreement and could be convinced if the government starts discussions with them.